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Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge

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|Date: October 07, 2019
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Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge

By Heather L. Weaver UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had ...

By Heather L. Weaver UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had sought relief before turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, granted a stay of execution for Randy ...

October 07, 2019
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The Death Penalty and Racism

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|Date: August 26, 2019
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The Death Penalty and Racism

By Jeffery Robinson In 2009, North Carolina passed the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which allowed defendants ...

By Jeffery Robinson In 2009, North Carolina passed the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which allowed defendants to strike the death penalty from their cases if they could show that racial discrimination was ...

August 26, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

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|Date: August 21, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren publis ...

Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren published hers – on Medium. “The United States makes up 5% of the world’s population, but nearly 20% ...

August 21, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Sanders Lays Out Plan for Massive Overhaul of Criminal Justice System

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|Date: August 19, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Sanders Lays Out Plan for Massive Overhaul of Criminal Justice System

It was one of the shortcomings of his 2016 campaign, but it is a shortcoming no more as Bernie Sanders on ...

It was one of the shortcomings of his 2016 campaign, but it is a shortcoming no more as Bernie Sanders on Sunday unveiled perhaps the most ambitious plan for overhauling the criminal justice system – ...

August 19, 2019
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The Government’s Arguments for Restoring the Death Penalty All Fail

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|Date: July 30, 2019
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The Government’s Arguments for Restoring the Death Penalty All Fail

By Sarah Lustbader Attorney General William Barr announced that the federal government would begin execut ...

By Sarah Lustbader Attorney General William Barr announced that the federal government would begin executing people for the first time since 2003. He seemed to justify this decision in four ways: firs ...

July 30, 2019
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Federal Government to Resume Capital Punishment after Nearly Two-Decade Lapse

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|Date: July 26, 2019
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Federal Government to Resume Capital Punishment after Nearly Two-Decade Lapse

With more and more states moving to end the death penalty, the Trump administration is naturally moving i ...

With more and more states moving to end the death penalty, the Trump administration is naturally moving in the other direction. Attorney General William Barr has directed the Federal Bureau of Prison ...

July 26, 2019
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On Curtis Flowers, the Supreme Court Got It Right—for the Wrong Reasons

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|Date: June 30, 2019
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On Curtis Flowers, the Supreme Court Got It Right—for the Wrong Reasons

By the Daily Appeal Last week, the Supreme Court surprised many liberals when it overturned the convictio ...

By the Daily Appeal Last week, the Supreme Court surprised many liberals when it overturned the conviction of a Black man on death row, Curtis Flowers, for racial bias in jury selection. Justice Brett ...

June 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Death Penalty, Media Coverage and the Court Watch

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|Date: June 17, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Death Penalty, Media Coverage and the Court Watch

A friend and reader pointed me over the weekend to a column from Nicholas Kristof entitled, “When We Kill ...

A friend and reader pointed me over the weekend to a column from Nicholas Kristof entitled, “When We Kill.” The author argues, “Everything you think you know about the death penalty is wrong,” and th ...

June 17, 2019
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Death Penalty Could End Altogether in New England

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|Date: May 26, 2019
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Death Penalty Could End Altogether in New England

By Jeanne Hruska For over three decades in New Hampshire, there has been a rising call to repeal the deat ...

By Jeanne Hruska For over three decades in New Hampshire, there has been a rising call to repeal the death penalty. That call has, until recently, gone unanswered. In 2019 that could all change. Thoug ...

May 26, 2019
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Finding Common Ground on Repealing the Death Penalty

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|Date: May 06, 2019
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Finding Common Ground on Repealing the Death Penalty

By Hannah Cox What do Michael Bloomberg and Oliver North have in common? How about Michelle Malkin and Ki ...

By Hannah Cox What do Michael Bloomberg and Oliver North have in common? How about Michelle Malkin and Kim Kardashian West, or Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders? They may not share much turf when it comes t ...

May 06, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Becerra Fails to Hold Orange County DA Accountable for Snitch Scandal

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|Date: April 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Becerra Fails to Hold Orange County DA Accountable for Snitch Scandal

Scandal and Failure to Hold Official Accountable Highlight the Failed Prosecutorial Oversight System It h ...

Scandal and Failure to Hold Official Accountable Highlight the Failed Prosecutorial Oversight System It has been nearly five years since Orange County Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders spoke in ...

April 21, 2019
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Opinion on the Death Penalty Shifting; Two California Supreme Court Justices Slam the State of the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2019
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Opinion on the Death Penalty Shifting; Two California Supreme Court Justices Slam the State of the Death Penalty

A few weeks after Governor Gavin Newsom put a moratorium on the death penalty, there are signs that publi ...

A few weeks after Governor Gavin Newsom put a moratorium on the death penalty, there are signs that public opinion is starting to shift. A poll by the Public Policy Institute of California was just r ...

March 29, 2019
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Analysis: While Staunch Opponents of the Death Penalty Applaud Newsom, Some Think He Overreached

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2019
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Analysis: While Staunch Opponents of the Death Penalty Applaud Newsom, Some Think He Overreached

While death penalty opponents were mostly excited by Governor Gavin Newsom’s surprise decision earlier th ...

While death penalty opponents were mostly excited by Governor Gavin Newsom’s surprise decision earlier this month to put a moratorium on the death penalty, a recent look at op-eds and editorials shows ...

March 26, 2019
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Will Colorado Be the Next State to Abolish the Death Penalty?

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|Date: March 21, 2019
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Will Colorado Be the Next State to Abolish the Death Penalty?

By Denise Maes and Helen Griffiths In July 2012, Coloradans were devastated by the now-infamous murder of ...

By Denise Maes and Helen Griffiths In July 2012, Coloradans were devastated by the now-infamous murder of 12 moviegoers in the town of Aurora. Despite the trauma and grief that crime caused, a local j ...

March 21, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

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|Date: March 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

In last year’s election for district attorney, challenged as he never has been before, Jeff Reisig, the Y ...

In last year’s election for district attorney, challenged as he never has been before, Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County District Attorney since 2007, struck back with the help of a local editorial, claimi ...

March 18, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

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|Date: March 16, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where tho ...

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where those convicted are on death row. However, despite this, it is a tricky subject. I recall a few ye ...

March 16, 2019
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Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
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Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty

In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey roote ...

In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey rooted not just in the immorality of the death penalty, but also in the idea that there are people o ...

March 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Newsom to Halt State Death Penalty Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
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Governor Newsom to Halt State Death Penalty Cases

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order that will halt the death penalty in Cali ...

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order that will halt the death penalty in California for the duration of his term. California will become the latest state where the governo ...

March 13, 2019
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The Supreme Court Is Playing Favorites with Religion

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|Date: February 13, 2019
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The Supreme Court Is Playing Favorites with Religion

By Daniel Mach Last week, the Supreme Court permitted the state of Alabama to execute a Muslim man, Domin ...

By Daniel Mach Last week, the Supreme Court permitted the state of Alabama to execute a Muslim man, Domineque Ray, without his religious advisor present. The court’s 5-4 decision reversed an emergency ...

February 13, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Critics Are Right, Kamala Harris Not a Reformer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Critics Are Right, Kamala Harris Not a Reformer

Ironically, a few moments ago the news came out – that Kamala Harris, California Senator and the second b ...

Ironically, a few moments ago the news came out – that Kamala Harris, California Senator and the second black woman to serve in the US Senate, will run for President in 2020. The NY Times said this m ...

January 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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